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SE8 5ED

Rotherhithe · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Rotherhithe
Local authority
Southwark
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Postcode district
SE8
Postcode sector
SE8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE8 5EB 22 m
SE8 5EE 24 m
SE16 2LJ 38 m
SE8 5EA 49 m
SE8 5EF 50 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE8 5ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE8
Postcode sector
SE8 5
Latitude
51.491584
Longitude
-0.042505
British National Grid easting
535,993
British National Grid northing
178,776

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Electoral ward
Rotherhithe · E05011112
Parish or community
E43000218
Westminster constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark · E14001085
Output area
E00020433
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 008E · E01004060
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 008 · E02000814

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Empingham House, Flat 2, Chilton Grove, London, SE8 5ED 23 February 2024 £420,000
Empingham House, Flat 2, Chilton Grove, London, SE8 5ED 24 November 2014 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
339
Primary
182
Secondary
48

  1. Marathon Science School

    Other independent school

    149 m

  2. Deptford Park Primary School

    Community school

    496 m

  3. Rotherhithe Primary School

    Academy converter

    509 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,376
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,417
  • Anti social behaviour 1,216
  • Theft from the person 922
  • Other theft 645
  • Vehicle crime 505

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
56

26 female, 30 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
3.7
SE8 5 residents
11,545

Age bands in SE8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,783 residents

Age 15 to 24
13%

1,391 residents

Age 25 to 44
43%

4,614 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.9%

2,248 residents

Age 65 and over
6.5%

700 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE8 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

88

within 5 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    511 m

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDLASS PLACE, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 3QH

    ODS code G85085

    528 m

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    ALBION STREET HEALTH CENTRE, 87 ALBION STREET, LONDON, SE16 7JX

    ODS code G85138

    1.2 km

  • KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 KINGFISHER SQUARE, STAUNTON STREET, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 5DA

    ODS code G85020

    1.4 km

  • DOCKLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    100 SPINDRIFT AVENUE, ISLE OF DOGS, LONDON, E14 9WU

    ODS code F84656

    1.5 km

  • THE BARKANTINE PRACTICE

    BARKANTINE CENTRE, 121 WESTFERRY ROAD, LONDON, E14 8JH

    ODS code F84747

    1.6 km

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    1.6 km

  • AMERSHAM VALE TRAINING PRACTICE

    SUITE 5, WALDRON HEALTH CENTRE, AMERSHAM VALE, NEW CROSS, LONDON, SE14 6LD

    ODS code G85698

    1.8 km

  • NEW CROSS CENTRE (HURLEY GROUP)

    SUITE 3, WALDRON HEALTH CENTRE, AMERSHAM VALE, LONDON, SE14 6LD

    ODS code G85076

    1.8 km

  • CLIFTON RISE FAMILY PRACTICE

    CLIFTON RISE FAMILY PRACT, WALDRON HLTH/CTR(SUITE 2), LONDON, SE8 4BG

    ODS code G85026

    1.9 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EYOT HOUSE, 50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code G85623

    1.9 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    1.9 km

  • THE QRP SURGERY

    387 QUEENS ROAD, NEW CROSS GATE, LONDON, SE14 5HD

    ODS code G85015

    2.0 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

    THE WAPPING HEALTH CENTRE, 22 WAPPING LANE, LONDON, E1W 2RL

    ODS code F84079

    2.0 km

  • ISLAND HEALTH

    145 EAST FERRY ROAD, ISLE OF DOGS, LONDON, E14 3BQ

    ODS code F84710

    2.1 km

  • DEPTFORD SURGERY

    502-504 NEW CROSS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 6TJ

    ODS code G85711

    2.1 km

  • DEPTFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PEARSONS AVENUE, NEW CROSS, LONDON, SE14 6TG

    ODS code G85736

    2.2 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    2.2 km

  • ROSERTON STREET SURGERY

    THE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTRE, ROSERTON STREET, LONDON, E14 3PG

    ODS code F84647

    2.4 km

  • THE LIMEHOUSE PRACTICE

    11 GILL STREET, POPLAR, LONDON, E14 8HQ

    ODS code F84054

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 88 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Yeoman Street

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.1 miles

  • Yeoman Street

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.1 miles

  • Bush Road (SE8)

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.1 miles

  • Bestwood Street

    BCT · Deptford

    0.1 miles

  • Lower Road / Surrey Quays Stn

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 008E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,883 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £420,000 from 1 recorded sale in SE8 5ED. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Southwark is £582,473 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

339 open schools are in scope, including 182 primary and 48 secondary schools. Marathon Science School is the nearest published school at 149 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

8,376 published events cover 12 months, averaging 698 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,417 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.